Derventa


Derventa is a city and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Posavina region, northwest of Doboj. As of 2013, the city has a population of 11,631 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population 27,404 inhabitants.

Geography

The Derventa municipality borders with Brod, Modriča, Doboj, Stanari, Prnjavor and Srbac, as well as Croatia across the Sava river. It has an area of and includes 57 villages in addition to the actual town of Derventa.
The town of Derventa lies on the river Ukrina, and roads lead from it to Brod, Kotorsko, Prnjavor and Srbac.
The town has a suburb called Derventski Lug which has grown substantially in recent years due to growth of Municipality.

History

From 1929 to 1939, Derventa was part of the Vrbas Banovina and from 1939 to 1941 of the Banovina of Croatia within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Prior to the Bosnian War, there was a significant population of ethnic Croats within Derventa, while the majority were Bosniaks. When the war started, some of the prominent Serbs within the town were supported by the SNSD, and took up certain positions of power. During the war, the major fighting factions were the HVO and the VRS, with some units from the ARBiH participating in the conflict. The HVO lost control of Derventa after Operacija Koridor '92 by the VRS and they were pushed up north, and as a result of the battle most of the Croats and Bosniaks were ethnically cleansed from the area, and Serb refugees from war-affected regions of both Croatia and Serbia shortly settled in the city.
After the Dayton Agreement in 1995, some Bosniak and Croat refugees returned to Derventa.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Derventa, the following settlements comprise the municipality:

Population

Ethnic composition

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity :
ActivityTotal
Agriculture, forestry and fishing132
Mining and quarrying5
Manufacturing3,398
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply45
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities104
Construction227
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles1,237
Transportation and storage212
Accommodation and food services227
Information and communication45
Financial and insurance activities66
Real estate activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities125
Administrative and support service activities48
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security244
Education489
Human health and social work activities187
Arts, entertainment and recreation33
Other service activities83
Total6,912

Sports

The most popular sport in Derventa is football and the city has a long footballing tradition. Derventa's first football club was formed in 1919 under the name FK Dečko. Several other sports associations formed in Derventa prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The war caused the dissolution of all previous clubs in Derventa and the formation of FK Tekstilac, who merged with FK Dečko. FK Tekstilac still competes today in the First League of the Republika Srpska and its home ground is Gradski Stadion FK Tekstilac, which has an attendance capacity of around 500 spectators. Derventa's most successful sports team is RK Derventa, which currently competes in the Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina for handball, which is the nation's top professional handball division. Derventa is known throughout the region for its tradition of handball excellence, creating many great players as well as having a very successful club given that it is such a small city.

Gallery

Notable people